China’s super app WeChat bolsters e-commerce credentials via gift-giving feature
The feature accounted for over 80 per cent of recent sales made by live-streaming e-commerce firm East Buy on WeChat, local ...
Why U.S. tech companies struggle to replicate China's WeChat ‘super app' model
While ‘super apps’ have flourished in Asia, their adoption in Western markets has been slower. But more tech companies seek ...
Top lobbying firm retains Tencent as client despite links to China
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, the largest lobbying firm by revenue in the United States, has yet to terminate its ...
US trade office removes Tencent's WeChat from 'notorious' counterfeit sellers list
Tencent Holdings' super-app WeChat was removed from a list of "notorious" sellers of counterfeit goods by the US trade office ...
The Diplomat7d
With All Eyes on TikTok, US Should Not Overlook WeChat
The messaging app is dominant among users in the Chinese diaspora, and it features heavy censorship and surveillance.
TechNode10h
WeChat tests new call answering feature on iOS, ditches CallKit for LiveCommunicationKit
WeChat has begun large-scale testing of a new call receiving feature for voice and video calls on its iOS app, following the release of version 8.0.55, ...
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun launches New Year emoticons on WeChat: A genius marketing move
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has released a new WeChat emoticon package. The set features 16 uniquely designed emoticons, capturing the ...
In China, social media apps are changing how people buy and read books – selling more than physical bookshops do
China’s version of TikTok, Douyin, and its biggest social media app, WeChat, are transforming reading in China – with more ...
Digi Times14d
US targets Tencent: in-depth look at WeChat's future and Apple's China dilemma
The US Department of Defense's decision to add Tencent to its Entity List may significantly impact its flagship messaging app ...
Wall Street Journal21d
WeChat, TikTok First to Secure Licenses Under Malaysia’s New Social-Media Rules
Tencent’s WeChat 700-1.16%decrease; red down pointing triangle and ByteDance’s TikTok have secured approval to continue the operation of their popular apps in Malaysia, becoming the first ...
China Vanke CEO's reported detention deepens property sector concerns
The future of developer China Vanke and its $45 billion in debt were in focus on Friday after media reports alleged its CEO ...
Reuters21d
Malaysia grants WeChat, TikTok licences to operate under new law
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 - Malaysia's communications regulator said it granted Tencent's WeChat and ByteDance's TikTok licences to operate in the country under a new social media law, but that some ...